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About The Differences and Usage of Marble and Granite

From: Date:4/1/2017

Marble and granite is
always used for building decoration. Marble is mainly used for indoor, and granite is used for outdoor. They both are high-level
decorative materials. The decorative effect of marble
and granite for indoor and outdoor is good and durable,
but with high cost for public buildings and decoration requirements of high
engineering. In recent years, with the improvement of living standards, the
aesthetic concept about living environment is constantly updated, marble and granite is popular
with the home decoration.

Stone
is divided into two major categories, man-made and natural, where the main
introduction of natural marble and natural granite.

Natural
marble is an original rock through the crust in
the formation of high temperature and high pressure. Belonging to the hard
stone, mainly by the calcite, limestone, serpentine and dolomite composition.
Because marble generally contains impurities, and calcium carbonate in the
atmosphere by carbon dioxide, carbide, water vapor role, but also easy to
weathering and erosion, leaving the surface soon lost luster. So a few, such as
white marble, Ai Yeqing and other pure quality, less stable and durable
varieties can be used for outdoor, other varieties should not be used for
outdoor, generally only used for interior decoration.

Natural
marble can be made of high-grade decorative works
of the decorative panels for hotels, exhibition halls, theaters, shopping
malls, libraries, airports, railway stations and other public buildings within
the interior walls, to the surface, railings, ground, the elevator door face
finishes, etc., is the ideal indoor high-level decorative materials. In
addition it can also be used for making marble murals, handicrafts, daily
necessities and so on.

The
quality of granite is determined by mineral
composition and structure. High quality granite, crystal grain fine and
uniform, mica content less and morequartz,
and does not contain pyrite. Granite is not easy
weathering deterioration, the appearance of color can be maintained for more
than a century, so more for the wall foundation and external finishes. Due to
the high hardness of granite, it is also
commonly used in high-level building renovation works, for example, the lobby floor.

As
the granite and marble compared to the texture
is more difficult and acid-resisting. So granite
is more suitable for home decoration in the outdoor balcony, courtyard, guest
restaurant on the ground and windowsill. While the marble can be used for bar,
cooking table, dining table.